Fracking is harmful to health, Scottish Government report says

‘A series of new reports published by the Scottish Government have revealed damning evidence of the impacts of shale gas fracking in Scotland.
The government is currently in talks over whether to allow the controversial oil and gas extraction technique to begin in Scotland, having announced a moratorium last year.
An investigation into the potential health effects of fracking found there was “sufficient” evidence to suggest that a number of “air and water-born environmental hazards” would be likely to occur should the operations go ahead.
Workers could also be at risk from breathing in dangerous crystalline silica during operations, the report found, a risk to health that could also affect those living near to fracking sites.’
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